[00:00:09] ATTENDANCE, PLEASE? FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE STUDENTS HERE FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT YOUR AMENDMENTS. AND I WAS I WAS IMPRESSED. YOU DID A NICE JOB. I, I REALLY KIND OF FOCUSED ON YOUR TERM LIMIT LEGISLATION. DID THAT PASS? IT DID NOT PASS. THERE WAS. WELL, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU A COMPLIMENT, BUT I CAN'T NOW. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR RESOLUTIONS. I HEARD A LITTLE BIT OF THE DEBATE IN. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. AND MARY MIGHT HAVE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. GREAT JOB. OKAY, GREAT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET MOVING. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US. MAKE SURE YOUR MICS ARE ON AND SPEAK INTO THE MICS. AND IF WE CALL ANYBODY TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE MIC IS ON AND WE CAN HEAR YOU CLEARLY. LET'S GO TO [Dockets] 2025, 2045 LOCAL LAW, LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA NOT NOTWITHSTANDING OF NEW YORK STATE COUNTY LAW TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT. COUNTY OWNED REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF ROME. GRIFFITH'S BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY PARK DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT GB F I FLEX INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT FOR A TERM OF UP TO 50 YEARS WITHOUT THE NECESSITY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, STUDENTS, YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HEARD, WE'VE MOST OF THESE DOCKETS HAVE GONE THROUGH COMMITTEE AND BEEN VOTED IN AND DISCUSSED. SO A LOT OF THESE DOCKETS, YOU WON'T HEAR A LOT MORE DISCUSSION AND DEBATE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS FIRST DOCKET. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. AND THAT CARRIES MOVE ON TO YOU YOUTH BUREAU TRANSFER OF $58,091 AND SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $16,672 TO 7310 VARIOUS DF CS YOUTH BUREAU ACCOUNTS. AND KEVIN SPOKE ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES SECOND AMENDMENT. EXCUSE ME. SECOND RESOLUTION 2144 IS APPROVAL OF THE 2026 YOUTH BUREAU RESOURCE ALLOCATION PLAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES. WE MOVE ON TO 2043 DFCS. TRANSFER OF 240,000 TO 60 1061 41 495651 OTHER EXPENSE DISASTER HOMES PROGRAM AND SOCIAL SERVICES. HAS TO DO WITH. TORNADO DAMAGE RECENTLY IN ROME AND THE TRAGEDY THERE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET? THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES DFCS APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET. SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES 1841 CONTINUATION APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE RESCUE MISSION OF UTICA, INC. QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE. GO AHEAD. TIM. AGAIN, I THINK I ASKED THIS EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE AGENCIES COMES THROUGH. WE DO AN AWFUL LOT WITH RESCUE MISSION. IT'D BE GOOD TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND SPEAK TO EITHER THE. THE SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE OR THE THIS COMMITTEE ITSELF. IT'D BE NICE TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THE MONIES THAT WE'RE SPENDING, AND THEY CAN GIVE US SOME STATISTICS. THAT'D BE GREAT AS WELL. WE CAN DO THAT. I'LL. CHAIRMAN, WE COULD DO THAT. IF YOU'RE THE CHAIRMAN NEXT YEAR OF THAT COMMITTEE, YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT. YOU CAN COMMIT TO THAT. I THINK I'M GETTING THROWN OFF. BUT UNTIL JANUARY, I'LL TRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYTHING? I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IT WAS REALLY NICE THIS MORNING THAT [00:05:01] IN REFERENCE TO THAT, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE RESCUE MISSION WAS HERE THIS MORNING FOR THE MAC MEETING BECAUSE OF THE HOMELESSNESS RESOLUTION THAT THE KIDS PUT FORTH, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE. THANK YOU, MARY. AND I KNOW THE RESOLUTION, IF I RECALL, HAD TO DO WITH GRANT FUNDING TO IMPROVE A SHELTER OR A HOME TO TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND, AND TRY TO TACKLE THAT, THAT SERIOUS ISSUE. AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE AWARE, BUT THERE'S BEEN A HUGE ESCALATION IN COUNTY MONEY TRYING TO TO DEAL WITH THIS, THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. THANKS, MAYOR. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT DOCKET, SAY I ANYBODY OPPOSED SO THAT THAT CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT DOCKET. 1841 APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE RESCUE MISSION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? YOU GUYS ARE PETER AND OUT ALREADY? COME ON, LET'S GO. 1194. YEAH. SAVE YOUR ENERGY. 1194 DFCS APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF FOSTER CARE FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND JULIA DYKEMAN ANDREWS MEMORIAL INCORPORATED. AND WE HEARD THE EXPLANATION LAST WEEK IN IN COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE FROM COLLEEN. BUT ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES AGING. WE MOVE ON TO AGING. APPROVAL OF THE 2025 2026 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. I AP FOR ONEIDA COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING AND CONTINUING CARE. MIKE ROMANO SPOKE ON THIS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIES APPROVAL 2090 IS DF CS APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ELDER CHOICE, INC. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET. NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIES HEALTH 2082. DOCTOR GILMORE SPOKE ON THIS TRANSFER OF 150,000 TO 4010 40 1249 1101. OTHER MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, PHARMACEUTICALS. HEALTH QUESTION. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANYBODY IN OPPOSITION THAT CARRIES NEXT. 1382 COUNTY EXECUTIVE A LETTER CAME FROM TOM KEELER FROM BUDGET. THIS IS APPROVAL OF A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND ANITA SWANSON. EXCUSE ME, ANITA STEPHENS, SWAN HUMANE SOCIETY AND TRANSFER OF 100,000 TO 80 2064 1049 5640. OTHER EXPENSE. ANIMAL PROTECTION PLANNING. THIS WAS DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT LAST WEEK. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS, THIS $100,000 THAT WAS PUT IN CONTINGENT LAST BUDGET AND IT'S STILL IN CONTINGENT UNTIL WE MOVE IT OUT AND AND MAKE THE EXPENDITURE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET. THIS IS THE THE EXCUSE ME I'M SORRY. YES. OKAY. SO THIS IS THE 100,000. THIS IS THE 26TH BUDGET OR IS THIS THE 25 BUDGET? THIS IS OKAY. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY COME IN AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE A NEED AND A USE FOR THIS. OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE, OR IS THIS JUST BASICALLY THEM GETTING IT? BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. NOT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THIS WAS PUT IN CONTINGENT BY MYSELF REQUESTING ME TO SWAN HUMANE SOCIETY AND EXPLAIN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, ABOUT WHY THERE WERE A DELAY IN CONTRACTS THAT CAME OUT THE PREVIOUS YEAR, I BELIEVE IT WAS, AND AND WHY THERE WAS SUCH A HUGE JUMP IN COST TO THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE REPRESENT. WE DID HEAR FEEDBACK FROM MISS VITULLO, AND YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN JUDGMENT ON WHETHER SHE WAS EFFECTIVE OR NOT. WITH HER PRESENTATION ON THE NEED FOR 100,000, I. I RESERVE MY RIGHT AND I WILL GO AHEAD. YEAH, SHE DID COME BEFORE ON, I REMEMBER HER. WE [00:10:10] TALKED ABOUT IT. AND I MEAN THERE WERE A FEW POINTS THAT CAME OUT. I THINK ONE OF THEM WAS SHE HAD CONTRACTS WITH 11 TOWNS. IT'S SHE PROVIDES A SERVICE THAT EVERY, EVERY TOWN AND CITY HAS TO PROVIDE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHETHER IT'S FOR HER OR SOMEBODY ELSE. THE LAW IS CLEAR. I CHALLENGED HER THAT INSTEAD OF THE 11 COMMUNITIES, IF SHE COULD GET TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSED ALL 26 COMMUNITIES, SO 26 OR 28, SEVEN, 26 TOWNS. 18. YEAH. SO SO ECONOMY OF SCALE, AND IT SHOULD BRING HER PRICES BACK DOWN. I THINK ANITA GRASPED THAT. I WOULD THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO FORWARD, THERE'S A NEED THAT THE COMMUNITIES NEED. THE EXPENSE IS TOO HIGH. AND WE ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS UNTENABLE AND THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. BUT I THINK YOU'VE GOT A TEMPLATE HERE WORKING A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH HER AND ENCOURAGING MAYBE MORE INVOLVEMENT. MAYBE THE PRICES CAN COME DOWN. MAYBE. MAYBE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE BOUTIQUE SERVICES THAT SHE SORT OF ARTICULATED AND COULD BE BARE BONES AND MAYBE. BUT I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF MORE DISCUSSION WITH WITH THEM. RIGHT. GO AHEAD. I MEAN I HERE WAS WAS HERE I THINK WE WERE ALL HERE WHEN SHE CAME IN AND STATED HER CASE. BUT THE ONE THING I HEARD RESOUNDINGLY IS SHE DOESN'T HAVE ROOM. THEY HAVE NO SPACE FOR ANIMALS. AND WHETHER THEY'RE DOGS, CATS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, I MEAN, THEY ARE FULL. THE QUESTION IS, HOW CAN SHE PROVIDE SERVICE TO MORE MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS COUNTY IF SHE'S FULL ALREADY? AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DEALT WITH PRIOR TO US JUST SAYING HERE, HERE'S HERE'S 100 K AND YOU CAN TAKE IT AND DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH IT, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A SOLUTION BEFORE WE CAN. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT THAT CARROT OUT THERE THAT SAYS WE'VE GOT THIS MONEY FOR YOU, BUT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THIS. AND I AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO THIS. WE ALL HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE. BUT WE'VE SEEN THE CITY OF UTICA, WE'VE SEEN THE TOWN OF NEW HARTFORD, WE'VE SEEN OTHER PLACES GOING AND PROVIDING THAT SERVICE AND MAKING IT WORK FOR FAR LESS MONEY. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THAT ARE WE PERPETUATING A SYSTEM THAT'S NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY? AND, YOU KNOW, I REALIZE THAT GOVERNMENT DOESN'T ALWAYS LOOK AT THINGS THAT WAY. BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I THINK IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. JUST MY MY $0.02, AS I RECALL WHEN SHE PRESENTED BEFORE US HERE, SHE WENT INTO THE COSTS AND NOT JUST FOOD, BUT SHOTS AND MEDICATIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE $100,000 FOR KEEPING THE PLACES WARM RIGHT ON DOWN, EVERYTHING THAT'S IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RUN THAT PLACE, THIS DOESN'T EVEN COVER HER COSTS BY A LONG SHOT. AND SO SHE'S DOING THE BEST WITH WHAT SHE'S GOT. AND THEY'VE TOED THE LINE ALL YEAR. I THINK IT WOULD BE UNCONSCIONABLE FOR THIS NOT TO GO THROUGH, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S FOR THINGS THEY'VE INCURRED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND THEY ARE, IN FACT, FULL, AND THEY'RE INCURRING EXPENSES EVERY SINGLE DAY. QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU. THEN I'LL COME TO YOU. KEITH. TIM, DO YOU WANT TO MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UTICA AND ITS PLIGHT AND WHAT IT DID AND WHY IT HAD TO DO THAT? YOU KNOW, I WOULD DEFER IF YOU WANT TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO HIM, TO LEGISLATOR GENTILE, WHO DEALT WITH THEM FIRSTHAND, I THINK HE GAVE US SOME GOOD IMPRESSIONS THE OTHER DAY ON THIS. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S HE CAN SPEAK TO IT FAR BETTER THAN I CAN BECAUSE HE WAS INVOLVED. I BELIEVE YOU WERE INVOLVED IN NEGOTIATIONS. CORRECT. SO I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A A CONSIDERATION TO ASK HIM. WELL, AS THE CHAIR, I AM GOING TO ALLOW OUTSIDE LEGISLATOR TO, AS AN EXPERT IN THIS AREA FOR, FOR UTICA TO TO BASICALLY SOME INFORMATION WE CAN WE CAN DIGEST. GO AHEAD MIKE PLAIN AND SIMPLE. EVERYTHING THEY DO IS INEFFICIENT AND DOUBLE AND TRIPLE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS FIELD IS DOING. THEY THEY ABANDONED THE CITY OF UTICA WHEN THE CITY OF UTICA NEED THEM THE MOST. I WOULD THERE ARE PLENTY OF ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT WOULD MAKE THIS MONEY GO MUCH FURTHER. IF THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL OF THE [00:15:05] LEGISLATURE IS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ANY GO AHEAD. KEITH, I KNOW YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT. YEAH. SO I RECALL SITTING IN THE PRESENTATION OUR BOARD AND AS SHE WAS GEORGE, GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS AT THE RESCUE, I QUICK PUNCHED OUT ON MY COMPUTER AND DID A LITTLE DIVISION, AND IT SEEMED LIKE I MIGHT HAVE THE NUMBER WRONG, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT 30 SOMETHING DOLLARS A DAY TO HOUSE AS AS CHAD SAID, HOUSE AND FEED A CAT AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS DOCKET. WE JUST DEALT WITH ISSUES ON HOMELESS AND ROME RESCUE AND OTHER THINGS. THOSE ARE HUMAN BEINGS. I THINK I ALSO HEARD SOMEWHERE THAT WHETHER IT WAS A GOFUNDME PAGE OR THEIR OWN INTERNAL DONATIONS TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THAT THAT SHOWED MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN IN DONATED REVENUES FOR PETS. AND IT SOMETIME THE BROADER QUESTION GETS ASKED OF THIS BOARD OF OF OUR RESIDENTS. WHERE DO YOU PUT YOUR PRIORITIES? YOU GOT HOMELESS, YOU GOT HUNGRY, YOU GOT PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE ANIMALS. AND THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS A NO KILL. I UNDERSTAND THAT PHILOSOPHY. I MIGHT NOT AGREE WITH IT, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IT'S A DILEMMA AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. OUR HOMELESS ISSUES NOT NOT GOING AWAY. OUR OVER POPULATION OF OF ANIMALS THAT NEED SHELTER, THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY. BUT AGAIN, IN MY MIND IT COMES BACK TO A A DIFFICULT PRIORITY OF WHERE AND HOW DO YOU EXPEND YOUR FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. AND AND MY PRIORITY LIST, WE'VE GOT OTHER ONES LIKE THAT PREVIOUS DOCKET THERE THAT AGAIN, I WOULD PRIORITIZE MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS ONE. I DO UNDERSTAND, MR. CHAIR, THAT WE HAD THE MONEY SET ASIDE IN CONTINGENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A REQUEST. I AGREE FULFILLING THAT. BUT I ALSO KNOW GOING FORWARD IN THE 26 BILL 26 BUDGET THAT WE AGAIN REVISIT THIS TO SEE IF THAT MATCHES UP WITH OUR PRIORITIES AS A BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. ANYTIME WE WE GIVE ALLOTMENTS TO TO ORGANIZATIONS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE. WE DEVELOP A CONTRACT. A CONTRACT IS SIGNED OFF BY BOTH PARTIES, THE COUNTY AND AND THE PROVIDER PART OF THIS CONTRACT WITH STUDENTS IS OUTREACH. AND I HEARD IT AT THE LAST MEETING LAST WEEK. THE QUESTION CAME UP, WHAT KIND OF OUTREACH HAVE THEY DONE? THE QUESTION WAS NOT ANSWERED. NOW MAYBE. ANITA VITULLO COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I DIDN'T HEAR IT WHEN SHE CAME IN IN SEPTEMBER. A COUPLE OTHER POINTS I WILL MAKE IS THE LAST AUDITED BUDGET AND I. WE 24. THEY HAD A SURPLUS OF $400,000. AND I PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT KEITH LEGISLATIVE SCHIEBEL HAD INDICATED THAT IN A RECENT FUNDRAISING THEY THEY RAISED OVER $1 MILLION. AND GOOD FOR THEM. THEY DID THE WORK, THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. BUT WITH TOUGH TIMES MAKES MAKES US REALLY REFLECT ON ON WHAT WE SPEND MONEY ON. AND I CAN'T AGREE WITH WITH LEGISLATOR SCHIEBEL ANYMORE. IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH YEAR NEXT YEAR AS WE CONTINUE TO HEAR, AND WE COULD USE THIS $100,000. OUR MUNICIPALITIES HAVE GONE ELSEWHERE FOR THIS SERVICE OR THEY ARE PAYING HIGHER RATES THROUGH YOUR COUNTY. EXCUSE ME? THROUGH YOUR TOWNS. I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THIS ADDITIONAL 100,000 COMING OUT OF CONTINGENCY. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO BE VOTING IN THE NEGATIVE. GO AHEAD. YEAH. AND AS WE SAID IN WAYS AND MEANS I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS AND SIMPLY INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THE BROADER COLLEAGUES AND THE FULL BOARD IF MORE DISCUSSION COMES UP. THANK YOU. SO IN ESSENCE, YOU WANT TO PUSH IT TO THE FULL, FULL BOARD BY YOUR VOTE. AND I'M GOING TO VOTE TO SUPPORT IT TO GET IT TO THE FULL BOARD. OKAY. GO AHEAD. ONE LAST COMMENT FROM ME IS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT A $30 A DAY ALLOTMENT TO FEED AND [00:20:02] SHELTER CATS AND DOGS, WE JUST HAD PEOPLE LINING UP OUT THE DOOR HERE TO GET AN $85 VOUCHER TO FEED THEMSELVES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND THAT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE MISGUIDED. OKAY. MY OPINION. OKAY, I'M GOING TO CALL THE QUESTION. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION BEFORE US. AGAIN. IT'S IT'S RESOLUTION 1382. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. AND THAT PASSED. LET'S MOVE. SEVEN. THIS COMES FROM IT. APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING ASSOCIATES, INC. AGAIN, 2037. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS RESOLUTION? SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PURCHASING APPROVAL OF UPDATED VERSION OF THE ONEIDA COUNTY PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSITION POLICY. AND WE HAD AL HERE LAST WEEK ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AL BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S HERE. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED. THAT PASSES COUNTY ATTORNEY LOCAL LAW. INTRO C OF 2025. LOCAL LAW AMENDING LOCAL LAW THREE OF 2013 PERTAINING TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW. HAD AN EXPLANATION AGAIN LAST WEEK PERTAINING TO THIS, THIS LAW AND THIS NEED ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? SINCE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IT'S CALL TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED IT AGAIN. TRANSFER OF 45,000 TO 1610 1610 FOR 16 101. CELL PHONE SERVICE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES MVCC REALLOCATION. SALARY FOR POSITION TITLE. STOREKEEPER FROM GRADE 14 B, STEP 130 758 $7 TO GRADE 15 B STEP ONE $38,753. GOD BLESS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES ANOTHER ONE. COUNTY ATTORNEY, STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW SEEKER DETERMINATION OF THE ONEIDA COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS AND AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT GRIFFITHS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FORMER MOHAWK GLEN GOLF COURSE, AND THE CREATION OF AN UPLAND SANDPIPER, UPLAND SANDPIPER MITIGATION SITE. LET THAT SETTLE IN. SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FORM. CHOBANI LLC. AND I'D LIKE TO FURTHER MOVE DOWN THE LINE. WE NAME THAT AFTER JERRY FIORINI, THE JERRY FIORINI UPLAND SANDPIPER. IS THAT AN OFFICIAL AMENDMENT OF THIS? ROME RESIDENT, JERRY FIORINI. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DIGRESSING. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? ANY STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS? CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT DOES CARRY COUNTY ATTORNEY. BOY, YOU WERE PRETTY BUSY. A LOT OF DOCKETS HERE. OKAY. APPROVAL OF COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND NATIONAL MOHAWK. NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION, NATIONAL GRID. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS. 1967 APPROVAL OF MASTER TEMPLATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY AND VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE ROADSIDE. DITCHING THAT WE DO VERY WORTHWHILE AGREEMENT AND IT SHOWS COOPERATION BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES IN OUR COUNTY. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. PUBLIC WORKS AGAIN. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. MARCY ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS PC QUESTIONS FROM THIS COMMITTEE. WE'RE AT 1909. NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PLANNING AGAIN. APPROVAL OF FLOOD MITIGATION [00:25:06] GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE TOWN OF PARIS. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIES 28 NINE AGAIN. PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL OF FLOOD MITIGATION GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NOW THE TOWN OF PARIS. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES BACK TO MVCC APPROVAL OF TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS INSTITUTE TRAINING PROPOSAL BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? QUESTIONS? CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CNS ENGINEERS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES PUBLIC WORKS APPROVAL. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND GREENMAN PEDERSON, INCORPORATED. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BY COMMITTEE? NO QUESTIONS. CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES WATER POLLUTION RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION TO CHOSEN TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT. ULTRAVIOLET EFFLUENT. WATER DISINFECTION SYSTEM PROJECT. BIG MONEY HERE. A LOT OF MONEY HERE, RIGHT, CHAD? SURE IS. IT'S IT'S NECESSARY. IT'S A YEAH. QUESTIONS FROM FROM COMMITTEE. NO QUESTIONS. IT'S CALLED. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION RESOLUTION APPROVING PURSUANT TO SECTION 268 OF COUNTY LAW. INCREASED IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES OF ONEIDA COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT AND SAID COUNTY AT A MAXIMUM COST OF $1,400,000. $80 MILLION PROJECT TO START, REMEMBER THAT A LITTLE NORTH. ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS ABOUT THIS EXPENDITURE? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES WATER POLLUTION. CARL. YOU DON'T YOU GO WITH THE BIG NUMBERS. ALWAYS. RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. WATER POLLUTION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 5.4 MILLION BONDS FOR THE COUNTY OF ONEIDA TO PAY COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR ONEIDA COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT IN AND FOR SAID COUNTY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL CARLS HERE TO ANSWER ANY? WELL, GO AHEAD, MR. CHAIR. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE COSTS ARE INCURRED BY THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED IN THE DISTRICT. THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT THAT MIGHT BE ON VILLAGE OF CLINTON WATER OR ON A SEPTIC SYSTEM OR WHATEVER, WELL AND SEPTIC. THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THESE COSTS, BUT EVERYTHING'S FACTORED IN. YEAH. VERY MUCH. CARL, CAN YOU JUST STEP UP TO THE MIC AND JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WHAT CHAD IS TALKING ABOUT IN THE SEWER DISTRICT. AND JUST A LITTLE SYNOPSIS QUICK FOR US. YEAH. WE HAVE 15 MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT. IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE ONEIDA COUNTY. AND TWO OF THE MUNICIPAL TWO OF THE TOWNSHIPS ARE FROM HERKIMER COUNTY. SO IT'S JUST IT'S JUST A PORTION. IT'S JUST THOSE THAT WHOSE WASTEWATER ENDS UP FINDING ITS WAY TO TO THE COUNTY WASTEWATER PLANT IN SOME OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO, TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGE ON THEIR WATER AND SEWER BILL TO TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THEIR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES. SO THEY'VE THEY'VE DONE, I BELIEVE, THE RIGHT STEPS TO TO TRY TO RECTIFY A PROBLEM THAT WAS THAT WAS FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY BURIED UNDERGROUND FOR DECADES. YES. AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT, CARL? YES. AND YOU'VE GOT SOME PRETTY OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HADN'T BEEN TOUCHED IN A WHILE THAT IS BEING IMPROVED, JUST NOT TO TAKE UP YOUR MEETING. BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE UV DISINFECTION, WE'VE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO MANAGE THE COSTS. I KNOW THE BONDING HAD TO GO UP A LITTLE BIT BASED ON SOME ADDITIONAL FINDINGS THAT WE CAME UP WITH FOR THE DESIGN, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS COST [00:30:03] IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR AND COST SAVINGS ON OUR THE LACK OF NEED TO BUY MORE CHEMICALS FOR DISINFECTION. AND WE'RE DOING THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THE DECK IS REALLY RATCHETING DOWN ON THE USE OF CHEMICALS FOR DISINFECTION. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. A LITTLE BIT INCREASE IN BONDING YOU DEFINED AND BEING PAID FOR BY THE COST SAVINGS. SO IT BECOMES A WASH. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, CARL. JUST A LITTLE BIT. JUST JUST A LITTLE BIT OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES EMERGENCY SERVICES. THIS IS 1998 APPROVAL OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCKET? I THINK DAN MUST BE HERE. EPLER. YEAH. HI, DAN. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAN? ARE WE GOOD? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. POST EMERGENCY SERVICES AGAIN. APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, NEW YORK STATE, THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. ANY QUESTION ON THIS DOCKET WE COVERED LAST WEEK? NO QUESTIONS. LET'S CALL THE VOTE ON 1270. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. AND THAT CARRIES. WE'RE MOVING DOWN. WE'RE MOVING DOWN. I'M SKIPPING THE NEXT ONE. WE'RE MOVING DOWN TO 2055 MIC OKAY, OKAY. THIS IS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF 5900 TO A 3110. 20 TO 90 OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM THE SHERIFF. SHERIFF CAME EXPLAINED AS THEY ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST AND CONTINUES TO DO. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS DOCKET? $5,900. ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIED. PROBATION. APPROVAL OF GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION. NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. QUESTIONS. HOLLY WAS HERE LAST WEEK. ANSWERED QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY. NO QUESTIONS? LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? PROBATION APPROVAL GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION. NEW YORK STATE THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES, 2004 PROBATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS? NO QUESTIONS. IT'S CALL THE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES AIRPORT APPROVAL LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND RITTER AND CONTRACTING QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE ON THIS DOCKET SINCE I SEE NONE. LET'S CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. CARRIES AIRPORT AGAIN. APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER 43 TO MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES BETWEEN ONEIDA COUNTY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND CNS ENGINEERS, INC. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR DOCKET? QUESTIONS? CALL THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. GOT ONE LEFT THAT I SKIPPED. RIGHT, MIKE? OKAY. SKIP IT. THE REASON I SKIPPED THIS LAST ONE FROM THE SHERIFF IS BECAUSE THERE THERE WERE QUESTIONS THAT CAME OUT FROM LAST COMMITTEE THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND OTHER PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. NOT ONLY THE QUESTIONS, BUT THE ANSWERS. [Executive Session] TYPICALLY, WE DO NOT GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNLESS IT'S IT'S TO DISCUSS LITIGATION OR JOB PERFORMANCE. AS A CHAIRPERSON, REQUESTING A LITTLE LATITUDE THERE. AND I'M GOING TO REQUEST THE MOTION TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BECAUSE WE MIGHT DELVE IN INTO THOSE SENSITIVE ISSUES. SO I DON'T WANT TO DO IT IN PUBLIC. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? CAN I GIVE AN OKAY BY EVERYBODY IN THIS COMMITTEE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. AGAINST WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION EXCEPT THE COUNTY LEGISLATORS. I'D LIKE BUDGET HERE. THEY'RE HERE. I WOULD LIKE PERSONNEL HERE. THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AND ANY STAFF WITH WITH BOTH LEGISLATIVE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.